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COLUMBIA -- In the state of Missouri, if you bet on NCAA bracket pools, that's illegal.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:28 PM
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COLUMBIA - For resident Michael Farr, who lives right across the road from Douglass High School and Douglas Park, seeing automobile and pedestrian traffic is the norm.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:29 PM
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COLUMBIA - A well-known Columbia landmark became a little more recognizable Friday in honor of Spring.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8:56 PM
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COLUMBIA - The University of Missouri just released its Campus Master Plan.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM
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KEYTESVILLE - Populations are plummeting all across rural Missouri.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 4:55 PM
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COLUMBIA - The spring solstice also marks the beginning of another, less anticipated season.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 1:08 PM
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ROLLA - The Missouri University of Science and Technology's newest addition subtracts from golf course.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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COLUMBIA - Police arrested a Rock Bridge student for drug possession Thursday morning.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Columbia Vision Commission, a volunteer committee tasked with implementing the city's 2008 Vision Report, released its grades for Columbia's progress toward its goals and ambitions for the future.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:28 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - The number of inmates in Missouri prisons increased 2 percent despite national statistics dropping for the first time in 30 years.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:54 AM
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COLUMBIA - The Columbia school board will stop using paper during meetings as a way to save about $3,000.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:21 AM
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COLUMBIA - A fight outside Lakota Coffee Shop in Downtown Columbia led to police tasering a man this afternoon.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:40 PM
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FULTON - Trina Hays has lived in Fulton her whole life, and has always stressed the importance of education for her daughter.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 10:19 PM
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COLUMBIA - Columbia residents have the chance to hear from the five candidates running for school board tonight.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:13 PM
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COLUMBIA - Local businesses are a fan of the NCAA Tournament, which is bringing more business during their slow business hours.
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 6:40 PM
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COLUMBIA - For the twelfth straight month, Missouri has remained below the national unemployment numbers.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Time is the main opponent of a bill that would increase the penalties for people convicted of shaking babies.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:43 PM
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COLUMBIA - Medical School students at the University of Missouri met their match today, in the form of a letter.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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COLUMBIA - Despite uncertain economic times, MU leaders unveiled a plan Thursday afternoon aimed at enhancing the campus' look and functionality.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 5:39 PM
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COLUMBIA - School Board Candidates met tonight to discuss issues affecting the city's public school district.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 10:15 PM
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COLUMBIA - Missouri lawmakers want drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their phones out of reach.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:58 PM
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FULTON - A Columbia resident working in Fulton will compete for Mrs. Missouri America next week.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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COLUMBIA - Only about a week remains in Columbia and Boone County's bid to become a testing community for Google's high-speed fiber network.
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:42 AM
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COLUMBIA - Handcrafted sculptures and vibrant paintings fill the The Columbia Art League for the "Tall Stories" art exhibit.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:54 PM
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COLUMBIA - Money is tight in the city of Columbia, but a new energy grant will help the city get cheaper and more environmentally friendly energy.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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COLUMBIA - A Columbia resident shared her love for a green day.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 9:46 PM
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BOONVILLE - As a Boonville High School basketball coach for six years and the sports director for two, it's obvious Chris Shikles knows sports.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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COLUMBIA - The city's Web site will be undergoing some changes in upcoming weeks.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:12 PM
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COLUMBIA - Staff cuts have caused a halt to surgical abortions at Planned Parenthood.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:48 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Lobbyists gathered at the Capitol today to ask for a moratorium on the death penalty in Missouri
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 3:38 PM
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OSAGE BEACH- A possibility of implementing a student drug testing program at Osage High School was brought up at Monday's school board meeting.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:40 PM
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COLUMBIA - Columbia police have full DWI and traffic enforcement on patrol for the St. Patty's Day celebrating.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:59 PM
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COLUMBIA - Local taxi drivers hired extra staff to combat the St. Patrick's Day demand.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:47 PM
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QATAR - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, a popular sushi item, may be banned, which would affect local sushi bar menus.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 3:27 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - This year's census is especially important because it's results could effect Congress.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM
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COLUMBIA - It's Engineering Week at MU and students are paying their respects to St. Patrick, an engineer himself.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 6:19 AM
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COLUMBIA - The FCC has a plan that could help bring broadband across America and into Missouri.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 6:18 AM
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COLUMBIA - Jesse Hall housed a debate Tuesday about the legalization of marijuana.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:35 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Missouri House has endorsed legislation lowering the minimum age for carrying concealed weapons to 21.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:02 PM
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COLUMBIA - UM System President Gary Forsee hosted a closed door meeting to discuss a scholarship program.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:35 PM
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COLUMBIA - Company executives from across the world met at the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at MU to talk about the business.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:35 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - As lawmakers debate healthcare on Capitol Hill, some Missouri lawmakers say they don't want any part of it.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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JAMESTOWN - The state put more than $25 million to fund programs that cut utility costs for low income families.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:17 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - The director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry said his city is in need of an indoor recreation facility.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 9:15 PM
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COLUMBIA - Food lovers gathered on the MU campus to taste food and drinks from Columbia restaurants.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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COLUMBIA - Keep Columbia Safe organized an event to gain support for downtown surveillance cameras.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:34 PM
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COLUMBIA - Police arrested 21-year-old Ronsanto D. Cole after witnesses identified him as the driver of the getaway car in the March 11 early morning shooting.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:12 PM
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MARIES COUNTY - The Federal Communications Commission delivered its national broadband plan to congress Tuesday.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 4:30 PM
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COLUMBIA - Police are trying to cut down on crime over spring break.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education hosted Fine Arts Education Day on Tuesday.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:42 AM
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COLUMBIA - Shepard Boulevard Elementary School hosted a meeting Tuesday to discuss increasing safety walking and driving to and from school.
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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COLUMBIA - Last night Columbia City Council voted to tear down a pedestrian bridge it called "dangerous."
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:17 AM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Missourians gathered this afternoon in an effort to make the 2010 Census count.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 5:53 PM
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COLUMBIA - The bridge that goes over Providence road near Douglass Park is becoming too dangerous for the city.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Facing massive budget shortfalls, Gov. Nixon is suggesting the consolidation of government departments to save money.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 3:59 PM
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COLUMBIA - Chamber of Commerce Announces Baldrige Performance Excellence Group.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:55 AM
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COLUMBIA - Columbia joined the ranks of Baltimore, Milwaukee and Fresno on Monday.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:05 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Spring break is over at the Missouri Capitol and legislators were at work Monday trimming Governor Nixon's proposed $500 million cut from the budget.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:57 PM
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BOONVILLE - The National Weather Service warns of a "high probability" of increased flooding this spring along parts of the Missouri River, including Boonville.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:23 PM
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MOBERLY - Residents are losing some downtown shade due to the city's attempt to maintain West Reed Street sidewalks.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM
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COLUMBIA - The City Council will discuss whether to give the Central Missouri Humane Society extra funding tonight.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:16 AM
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COLUMBIA - One city department wants your help keeping up with the times.
Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 5:15 AM
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JAMESTOWN - Organizers said a small town's size doubled Saturday night to benefit a six-year-old girl who has cancer.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8:46 PM
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COLUMBIA - There's a saying that you know someone when you walk a mile in their shoes, but at MU, those who don't walk taught people what makes their wheels spin Saturday.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 5:05 PM
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COLUMBIA - It's time to set your clocks forward one hour and check your home's safety.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 5:05 PM
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COLUMBIA - An MU graduate student is making one of the biggest wood block prints in the world.
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 5:06 PM
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COLUMBIA - Heidi Mcdonald has a stategy to avoid Grindstone Parkway's traffic on her commute.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Critics say the federal government's plan to keep struggling homeowners in their homes hasn't helped enough people, so now, the White House is trying something different - paying people to sell and get out.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8:39 PM
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COLUMBIA- The Sixth Annual Life Sciences and Society Symposium is back on the MU campus.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:21 PM
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COLUMBIA - St. Patrick's Day is next week, but many mid-Missourians are starting the party this weekend.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:23 PM
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COLUMBIA - When it comes to dental care, too many Mid-Missouri kids aren't smiling.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Central Missouri Humane Society is extending its hours in hopes of increasing adoption.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY -- Governor Nixon cut more than a million dollars out of Amtrak's budget.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:36 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Missouri Parks Youth Corps plans to employ about 1,000 young workers between the ages of 17 and 24.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 1:00 PM
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STURGEON - Steve Forrest's hobby is constructing radio-controlled model planes, but he also play's a role in giving veterans a trip down memory lane.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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KANSAS CITY (AP) - A convicted sex offender who fled northwest Missouri 33 years ago has been arrested in a small town in Oklahoma.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:32 AM
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COLUMBIA - The Columbia City Council decided last fall that to keep you safer, speed limits on some of Columbia's roads needed to be changed.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 1:06 PM
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FULTON - Westminster College ended a three year effort to ban smoking on campus.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:34 PM
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COLUMBIA - Governor Nixon will be at Rock Bridge State Park Friday afternoon to promote a new summer job for youth.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:16 AM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Legislators proposed putting tax credits under review as one solution for balancing the budget.
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:50 AM
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COLUMBIA - A local veteran receives the Congressional Gold Medal for flying planes in World War II.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:33 PM
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VIENNA - After finding a contaminate in the town's water, the US Environmental Protection Agency has stepped in to address the problem.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM
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COLUMBIA - The special business district formed a committee for the issue.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:01 PM
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COLUMBIA - The National Special Olympics started the "Spread the Word To End the Word" campaign to bring awareness to how Americans use the word retard.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:27 AM
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COLUMBIA - Drivers will encounter a new turn arrow at the intersection of College and Stadium Boulevard when making a left turn.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 5:21 PM
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COLUMBIA - Darwin Hindman reflected on his five terms as mayor as KOMU 8 examined the role and power of mayor in Columbia's city government.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:29 AM
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BOONVILLE - Boonville High School hosted the eighth annual State Music Festival.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:24 PM
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ST. CHARLES - About 400 people listened as President Obama spoke on health care reform at Saint Charles High School Wednesday. He says the time for talk is over, the time to vote is now.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 2:22 PM
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COLUMBIA - The University of Missouri hosted five of the six Columbia candidates for mayor Wednesday night.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM
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COLUMBIA - Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired overnight Thursday.
Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:49 AM
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JEFFERSON CITY - MoDOT heard questions and complaints today in response to a January decision to separate from several highway credit unions.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:38 PM
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COLUMBIA - For the first time in more than 100 years, two bridges on the MKT trail are getting a makeover.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:03 PM
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COLUMBIA - In the wake of the MU cotton ball incident, an MU professor led a discussion tonight about the importance of dialogue as a key to understanding.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:30 PM
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COLUMBIA - After nine months with a digital signal, some Missourians are still not receiving digital television consistently.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:43 AM
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COLUMBIA - MoDOT unveiled its Five Year Plan today in order to save $203 million in transportation money.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 3:51 PM
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FULTON - City officials are working to get a city public archery range.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:24 PM
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COLUMBIA - A special guest helped put smiles on kids faces at the MU children's hospital Wednesday morning.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:38 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Mid-Missouri got a taste of rain on Tuesday, and the National Weather Service predicts more rain is on the way Wednesday evening.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:46 AM
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COLUMBIA - Mayoral candidates will debate tonight on the MU campus in hopes to address student issues.
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:47 AM
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LAKE OZARK - Aldermen helped clarify the impeachment process of Mayor Johnnie Franzeskos by passing an ordinance Tuesday night outlining the procedure for impeaching an elected official.
Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 6:56 PM